Car-door mechanism



May 13, {930.

W. E. WINE CAR DOOR MECHANISM Filed oct, 25, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Strum 1H0? r Mayl3, 1930. w. WINE CAR DOOR MECHANISM Filed Oct. 25, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J m f 4 a. v "T a M f} 11 2 m v. m. u 4 E 5 @w m J i....(.\: 2

v Zwantow Patented May 13, 1930 WILLIAM E. WINE, or TOiLiEDb, oHio' oAnmoofe MECHANISM Application filed Eicihbi 2 5, i923; SerieI iii. 676,750.

This inventio n relates to a door niechanis iii for railway cars or the like aiid its principal object is to provide improved construction whereby hinge d car doors may be closed 5 and securely held in siich position Another leading object of the invention is to provide hs ow ng ,di 't O i Ofe r l iy T i.

equipped with a door mechanism coiistructed in accordance with the principles of the presve i x .i it 2 Figure 2 is an end eleilzition of the constriiction, looking in the direction of the sirrow A, Fig.1. I Figure '3- is a detail sectional View on the line s ,-.1F g'- h Figi1re4 is a detziil sectional View h the line CVC, Fig. l pzirts oi the door supporting mechanism being omitted.

Figure 5 is a d'rgrgiinln tic showiiig the relation of aptir of doors as used in twin 3 hopper car construction. y M Figure: 6 is a iew diagrammatice ll yillnstrating the rel tion of thedoor mechanism -a car Qfhe twin hopper p The ear chosen forexplaining the invention 3 is of the twin hopper type'illnstrate d prior Patent No. 1,431,506 wherein two doors are a inse n v ly Q t ww 1 1. 1 doors ares ede rt' sh ei ds i he d 4 n e efi te s a ed s t l shi .1 31! F 99? O spreader which forms a stiffening bee nd'gor pp r ing the q Tllhenqe s de in lude a opp i he jtli pqseds n ainuinslined p ne o t atthe wi here n, edifi e stiles ra l" zi t e qpp ts s lesslthah t at. a P911 WW 27* any two of these hoppers at each end of the car,

further above the rail, Attiched to the hop;

one heiiig located at each side of thecenter v ll 9 the v lj Adoor. 81s providedfon'eg h dlsclmrg Opening Th e are hinged to the car-body at pointsiieiirthe lipperinost edges of the discharge openings; This coiistructio n is well known in the art. 7 k

T b ef de hfi 1 ni" dls'eharge o ening of the hopi fr is hhwehd- 1y offset at 4 to form h shoulder ,5' against which the door; seat when closed. The door, is also provided with, an oiitstaiiidin'g marginal flange fi which eitends ai hg the outer edge of the doo'r 21nd ,forrhs with the onteriiiost edge 7 of the 'ofif'set portion o ft lie s de shet l a pair of substantially parallel flanges The plane of the portion 7 ofthe s'jidejslieetl may be slightly inclined outward 1y frcsmj the general plhiheof this sheet, he as to guide the door into proper position A stifli'e tliligahgl'e' 8 iiiziy besec'tired tothe lower I edges of the floor sheet 2 in the customar manner, c

x *1 F2 .5 is '1 5'? -ji' i The door spreaderi s shown as consist ng of a; transversely extending ehhhriejliron 9 whicheoriiiectis both doors 3 hit oii'e n .df the her, The oi'it'er of the channel 9 nybe copefd out, as. atr lO to provide a space for the i1itstifidifig flange 6 of the do or and also to permitthe end of the dooi spi' eider to p dje his a a the ed e, poi'tifdii 7 of the hopper side sheet whi h exteiids outwardly heyoiiil the plane f the shoulder 5 iiidhey'ond thegeiieril plzine of the 'dooi' wheiithe letter is in closed position. The door spreider is secured to the out er feces of the doors 3, preferihly by'irieens of rivets, gi-rid each riyetl3 passing h fiii g ii and pl ii of th do 1' 3 *d to this (1661 jfiit h'y hiehihg h s O lgh QhQl t. T-.. he door ded with a door supportto' the spreader b o id the end theres w red weds th ri e? perside sheet 1. At its outer end the upstanding leg of the angle iron 11 is preferably disposed so as to form an acute angle with the plane of the door 3 and an acute angle with the plane of the web of the door spreader or channel 9, thus enabling the outer end of the door arm 11 to present an extended bearing seat or ledge for cooperation with the door supporting hook, shortly to be described, and also serving to minimize any creeping movement of theliook tending to cause it to be accidentally disengaged from the door arm. l 1

In order to hold the door 3 in closed position a door supportinghook 14 is pivotally' mounted onthe hopper side sheet 1. For this purpose, a bracket base 15 is secured to the outer face of' the hopper side sheet behind the offsetflthereinr Secured to the member ltlso as to be spaced therefrom a' sufficient distance for receiving the door supporting hook leand thecam 17 by which said hook is locked in door supporting position, is a plate member-16} which over'es the pivot end of the hook and the cam 17. The mom.- here 15 and 16 ofthe bracket may be secured to the car by rivets 18 which also serveto hold thehook and pawl in pivotal relation ship to the bracket. The base 15 of the -bracket is. arranged to spa cethe hook 14 outv'vardly "froin the general plane of the hopper side sheet 1 a sufficient distance to enable the hook to overlie the offset portion ear the sheet, so that said hook. may operate injaplane parallel with the sheet 1 and just outside of theedge' 7 thereof. A guide bar 19 is preferablyemployed to prevent undue I lateral play of the hook 14 on its pivot in a direction transversely of the car. This guide i bar,-which is aiiixed tothe o-fi'set portion of the side platel by 'means of rivets 20, is suitably spaced from the edge 7 of the plate 1 vented.

,Door supporting mecha i'sins of this character are preferably capable of preliminarily supporting the door in a partially closed po sition from which it may be forced completel'y shut. In the present embodiment of the invention provision is made for temporarily supporting the door iii partially closed position by forming the hookl-l with a ledge 21 which; like the ledge 22 for holding the door in fully closed position, is adaptedto engage the upstandingfiange of the angle iron door arm 11.

I Tl epresent inventionincludes means for forcing the door from a partially closed position toa final positionof closure. For this extends beyond the edge "also beyond the flange 6 of the door.

purpose a bracket 23 is afixed to the side sheet of the hopper, as by means of rivets 24, said bracket preferably being formed as an angle iron having one flange 25 lying against the hopper side sheet 1 and having its other flange or leg 26 projecting outwardly from said hopper sheet. The angle iron bracket 23 is bent outwardly to pass overthe offset 4: of the hopper side sheet and its outer end 7 of said sheet and The outer end of the bracket is preferably so positioned that some fixed portion of the door may bear against it to arrest slippage of the door downwardly away from its hinged pin ties. In the present instance one flange of the channel iron 'door spreader 9 is adapted to bear against the outermost end of the angle iron bracket 23 to effect this purpose.

The, leg 25 of the bracket 23 isprovided at a point beyond the edge of the door flange 6 with an aperture 27 through which a removable lever 28 may be inserted for the purpose of prying the door shut, said aperture in the bracket 23 affording a shoulder or fulcrum for the lever. lVhen inserted through the aperture 27 the removablelever 28 is adapted to bear against the outer faceof the door 3, occupying an operating position as indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 2' and 4. In some instances, however, it is preferable that the door prying lever be entered ina different direction, or that more power should be available for forcing the door to closed position. Accordingly, the outstanding leg of the angle iron door arm 11, which. in effect is an extension of the door spreader 9, is provided with a hole 29 throughwhich the removable lever 28 may be inserted, said hole providing a seat for the lever. Immediately beneath the aperture 29 a similar hole 30 is formed in the outstanding leg 26 of the angleiron bracket 23,.said hole providing a. fulcrum for the lever. The hole 30 is preferably spaced at short distance from the hole 29, so that enough movement of the lever will be available to propel the door to closed position. 'In the present construction the spacing of the lever receiving. apertures is conveniently effected by taking advantage of the downstanding flange of the channel 9as a member to bear against the angle iron bracket 23. When a door prying lever, such as is indicated at 28, is nserted through these alined openings a powerful leverage is available to force the doors shut. A

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that if for any reason the door should become stuck, jammed or frozen in fully closed position so that it fails to open upon an unlocking rotation of the hook 14, it may be readily pried open by a reversal of that force normally appliedto move the door to closed position when the lever occupies the position shown in-Figure 1.

As indicated in Fig.2,the construction permits convenient manipulation of the lever free from the interference or any-structures along the right of way lying outside of the car clearance line D.

I claim 1. A door mechanism for railway cars including, in combination with a door hinged to the car'body',a stiffening member secured to the outer face of the door,said member extending beyond anedge of the doorand embodying a seat for a door supporting member, an aperture in the stiffening member, and a bracket affl-Xed to the sideof the :car and having an aperture substantially in alinement with the .aperture in said stiffening member, said apertures being'adapted simultaneously to receive a removable door prying lever."

2. A doormechanism for railway cars in eluding, in combination with adoor hinged to the-carzbooly, a door-supportingarm car-" ried by the door and extending outwardly beyond an edgeof the latter, a door supporting member pivoted to :the car adjacent the door supporting arm and adapted to engage said arm, and a bracket affixed to the car body adjacent the said edge of the door and the said door-supporting arm, said bracket being of angular section having one flange lying against the car side and another flange outstanding from said side, said flanges being disposed at an angle to each other, and said bracket being furnished with a fulcrum adapted to accommodate a removable doorprying lever.

3. A door mechanism for railway cars in cluding, in combination with a door hinged to the car body, a door-supporting arm carried by the door and extending outwardly beyond an edge of the latter, a door-supporting member pivoted tothe car adjacent the door-supporting arm and adapted to engage said arm, and a bracket affixed to the car body adjacent the said edge of the door and. supporting arm, said bracket being formed of a member of angular section having one flange lying against the car side and secured thereto through said flange and having another flange outstanding from the car side, said flanges being disposed at an angle to each other, and one of said flanges having a hole adapted to provide a. fulcrum for a removabledoor-prying lever.

4. A door mechanism for railway cars including, in combination with a door hinged to the car body, a door supporting arm car-' the said edge of the door and adjacent said door-supporting arm, said bracket being formed of a member of angular section having one flange lying againstthe car side and secured thereto through said flangeand hava ing another flange outstanding from thecar side -at an .angleto: theplane of the latter, and said bracket having a hole in said outstanding flange adapted to'rece'ive a removable door pr-ying lever.

5. A door mechanism for railway cars including, in combination with a door hinged 'tothe, car body and having-an arm extending :beyond one o f-itsedges, of a member pivoted tot-he car body and adapted to supportingly engage said arm, a bracket affixed to the car body and adapted to form a stop for thesaid a pivotal support for the said door-supportin memb er, and a me'mber of angular section affixed to the car slde and pro ecting beyond the door, said member having apertures adapted to receive aremovable door-prying lever in a plurality of different positions.

7. A railway car having a hinged door, a hopper with a 1 discharge opening therein, a portion .ofsaid opening being defined bya'n edge of one of the side sheets of -the car,said "edge being outwardly offset from the main portion of the said side sheet insuch manner as to form a seat for the adj-acent edge of the door, the door having an arm extending-outwardly beyond the line of said offset, a door supportingmember pivoted upon-the said side sheet behindtheoflset therein and arranged to swing parallel with the-plane of the-said side sheet and over the ofiset portion thereof into supporting engagement with the said door arm, and a guide mounted upon and spaced from the said offset portion of theside sheet and-arranged to overlie'thesaid doorsupporting member.

8. In a car door mechanism, thecombinm tion with a hinged door,ofmeansadapted to be engaged by a removable lever for moving said door, said means involving a member carriedby the door having a portion forming a seat for said lever, and a member car-riedbv the car body having a portion form ng a ful- -crum :for said lever, the leverengaging'portions of said members when the -lever' is in operative association therewith always being disposed one abo-ve'the other in vertically spaced relation in all operative positions said lever may assume so as to permit sa-id-ilever toextend upwardly away dirom the said lever --engagmgport1ons of the members,and=means ice movablewith respectto said fulcrum for supportingsaid doorxin closed position.

9. In a, cardoor mechanism, the combination with a hinged door, of means adapted to be engaged by a removable lever for moving 7 said door, said means involving a member carried by the door having a portion forming a seat for said lever, and a member carried by the car body having'a portion forming a fulcrum for said lever, the lever engaging portions of said members when the lever is in operative association therewith being dis posed one above the other so as to permit said lever to extend upwardly away from the lever engaging portions and tohave a plane of op- .eration less inclined to the vertical than to'the horizontal, and means for supporting said door in closed position. v

I '10. In a car door mechanism, the combina- ,tion with a hinged door, of means for cooperating with a removable lever adapted to-transmit force for movlng said door, said means involving a member carried by the "door having aport-ion forming a seat for the said lever, and 'a member carried by the car body vhaving a portion forming a fulcrum for said lever, the lever engaging portions of sa d members when the lever is 1n opera-- tive association therewith being disposed in spaced relation" along the outer edgeof the doo-rbetween the hinge axis andthe opposite free edge of the door so as to permit the end ofthe leverengageable by the operator to extend upwardly away from the said lever engaging portions and to permit it to operate in a plane substantially parallel to adjacent portions of the car side, and means for supporting said door inclosed position. a

11. In a railway-car having a hopper provided with a lading. discharge opening, the combination with a hingedly mounted door for closing theopening, the door being movable to open position under the influence of gravity, of meansfor cooperating with a removable lever to force the door to closed position, said means includinga member secured to the hopper side adjacent the dischargeopening thereof ail'ording a fulcrum for the removable lever, and a member car ried by the door and projecting'beyond a side. edge thereof, the projecting portion of said member aflording a seat for said lever, the said lever cooperating portions of said members being normallyvertically spaced and being arranged to permit said lever to opcrate in a plane substantiallyparallel with the adjacent side of the hopper.

12. In a railway car having a hopper provided with a lading discharge'opening, the combination with ahinged door for closing said opening, the door being movable to open position under the influence of gravity, of mechanismforsupportingthe door in closed position involving an arm secured to .the door and project ng beyond a side edge there- .of, and a hook pivotally mounted on the hopper side hav'inga plurality ot ledges cooperable with said arm to support the door closed position, and a fulcrum member car- WILLIAM E. WINE. 

